2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

Division 2
Tournament details
Host country	Malta
Venue	1
Dates	21–26 April
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runners-up	China
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	1,067 (25.4 per match)
Top scorers	Ria Glas; (26 goals)

Division 1
Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
Venue	1
Dates	1–6 May
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	United States
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	579 (24.13 per match)
Top scorers	Kata Hajdú; (18 goals)

2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
League	FINA Water Polo World Cup
Sport	Water polo
Duration	21 April – 26 July
Super Final
FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup seasons
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The 2026 Women's FINA Water Polo World Cup is the 20th season of the event. It runs from 21 April to 25 July 2026.^[1]^[2] The super final will be held in Sydney, Australia.

The top three teams will qualify for the 2027 World Aquatics Championships.

Format

There will be two divisions. The top-five teams of Division 1 and the top-two teams from Division 2, together with the host Australia, will compete in the super final.^[3]^[4] A win gives a team three points, a win after penalties two, a loss after penalties one and a loss after regular time zero points.^[5]

Division 1

Division 1 will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands between 1 and 6 May 2026.^[6]

The teams are split into two pools of four teams, with the top two-teams forming a new group, same with the bottom two-teams. The top five teams advance to the super final.^[7]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	0	53	31	+22	8	Group C
2	United States	3	2	0	1	0	52	28	+24	7	Group C
3	Hungary	3	1	0	0	2	33	39	−6	3	Group D
4	Japan	3	0	0	0	3	30	70	−40	0	Group D

Source: Microplustiming
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.^[8]

1 May 2026 14:00	Report	United States	12–8	Hungary	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Aurely Bouchez (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–2, 6–2, 3–3
		Ausmus, Roemer 3	Goals	Faragó 3

1 May 2026 15:45	Report	Japan	10–26	Spain	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1–7, 4–4, 2–8, 3–7
		Kawaguchi, Lowrey 3	Goals	Camús 5

2 May 2026 14:00	Report	Hungary	16–12	Japan	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Marieke van den Berg (NED), Germán Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 5–4, 4–3, 3–2, 4–3
		Varró 4	Goals	Arima 4

2 May 2026 15:45	Report	Spain	12–12 PSO: 4–3	United States	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 6–4, 2–3, 2–2
		four players 2	Goals	Flynn 4

3 May 2026 14:00	Report	United States	28–8	Japan	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE), Marieke van den Berg (NED)
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 9–1, 7–1, 6–4
		three players 5	Goals	Ura 3

3 May 2026 15:45	Report	Hungary	9–15	Spain	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Aurely Bouchez (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–5, 0–3, 2–5
		Hajdú, Szilágyi 2	Goals	Ortiz 4

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	2	0	0	1	36	28	+8	6	Group C
2	Italy	3	1	1	0	1	33	35	−2	5	Group C
3	Australia	3	1	0	1	1	31	34	−3	4	Group D
4	Greece	3	1	0	0	2	33	36	−3	3	Group D

Source: Microplustiming
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.^[8]
(H) Host

1 May 2026 18:30	Report	Netherlands	14–8	Australia	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Asumi Nishihara (JPN), Alex Márquez (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–1, 4–1, 3–2
		Joustra, Moolhuijzen 3	Goals	C. Andrews, Williams 2

1 May 2026 20:15	Report	Italy	11–15	Greece	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Germán Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–3, 2–3, 5–5
		Bianconi 3	Goals	E. Plevritou, Santa 3

2 May 2026 18:30	Report	Greece	8–12	Netherlands	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Aurely Bouchez (FRA), Tiffany Spiritsanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–4, 1–4, 3–1
		Santa 3	Goals	Moolhuijzen 3

2 May 2026 20:15	Report	Australia	10–10 PSO: 4–5	Italy	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Asumi Nishihara (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–1, 2–5, 1–3
		three players 2	Goals	Bettini, Giustini 2

3 May 2026 18:30	Report	Italy	12–10	Netherlands	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Tiffany Spiritsanto (USA), Asumi Nishihara (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 1–3, 6–2
		Ranalli 3	Goals	Schaap 3

3 May 2026 20:15	Report	Greece	10–13	Australia	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Germán Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–3, 3–4, 1–2
		three players 2	Goals	A. Andrews 3

Second round

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	32	18	+14	9	Super final
2	Netherlands (H)	3	2	1	30	21	+9	6
3	Spain	3	1	2	26	27	−1	3
4	Italy	3	0	3	17	39	−22	0

Source: Microplustiming
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.^[8]
(H) Host

4 May 2026 18:30	Report	Netherlands	10–12	United States	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Germán Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–5, 4–3, 2–3
		four players 2	Goals	Neushul 4

4 May 2026 20:15	Report	Spain	14–12	Italy	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 5–3, 3–3
		E. Ruiz 4	Goals	Bettini, Ranalli 3

5 May 2026 18:30	Report	Netherlands	12–2	Italy	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Aurely Bouchez (FRA), Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–1, 2–0, 5–1
		Moolhuijzen, Schaap 3	Goals	Bianconi, Cocchiere 1

5 May 2026 20:15	Report	Spain	5–7	United States	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Asumi Nishihara (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 2–2, 0–3
		five players 1	Goals	Neushul 2

6 May 2026 18:30	Report	Spain	7–8	Netherlands	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–2, 1–1, 1–3
		Ortiz, Pérez 2	Goals	Bosveld 2

6 May 2026 20:15	Report	Italy	3–13	United States	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE), Asumi Nishihara (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–3, 0–4, 1–3
		three players 1	Goals	Fattal 4

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	1	46	25	+21	6^[a]	Super final^[b]
2	Hungary	3	2	1	46	34	+12	6^[a]	Super final^[b]
3	Greece	3	2	1	42	42	0	6^[a]
4	Japan	3	0	3	39	72	−33	0

Source: Microplustiming
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.^[8]
Notes:

1 2 3 Australia 3 Pts, +9 GD; Hungary 3 Pts, −3 GD; Greece 3 Pts, −6 GD.
↑ The Australia already qualified as host, so second place team also qualifies.

4 May 2026 14:00	Report	Hungary	9–14	Greece	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Marieke van den Berg (NED), Tiffany Spiritsanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 3–4, 2–6
		Faragó 4	Goals	Siouti 5

4 May 2026 15:45	Report	Australia	22–10	Japan	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Alex Márquez (ESP), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 7–3, 6–3, 5–3, 4–1
		four players 3	Goals	four players 2

5 May 2026 14:00	Report	Australia	17–6	Greece	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Alex Márquez (ESP), Tiffany Spiritsanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 8–1, 4–3, 2–2, 3–0
		Halligan, Jackovich 4	Goals	Xenaki 3

5 May 2026 15:45	Report	Hungary	28–13	Japan	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Marieke van den Berg (NED), Germán Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 7–6, 8–1, 7–5
		Hajdú 8	Goals	Ura 3

6 May 2026 14:00	Report	Hungary	9–7	Australia	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Aurely Bouchez (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–1, 0–1, 2–1
		Vályi 3	Goals	A. Andrews 3

6 May 2026 15:45	Report	Japan	16–22	Greece	Zwemcentrum, Rotterdam Referees: Alex Márquez (ESP), Marieke van den Berg (NED)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–8, 4–5, 5–6
		Ura 4	Goals	Siouti 5

Division 2

The Division 2 tournament was held in Msida, Malta, between 21 and 26 April 2026.^[6]

The teams were sorted in one league phase, playing three games based on ranking. The top 8 teams of the standings advanced to the knockout stage, where the top-two teams qualified for the super final.^[7]

All times are (UTC+2).

League phase

Teams are ranked by average Tournament Performance Index (TPI) points, calculated using the margin of victory/defeat and the strength of opposition, before the other tiebreakers are used.^[9]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	0	86	20	+66	83	Quarterfinals
2	China	3	3	0	0	0	52	12	+40	81.4
3	Croatia	3	3	0	0	0	68	25	+43	78.6
4	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	40	28	+12	74.7
5	Great Britain	3	2	0	1	0	48	25	+23	67.1
6	Portugal	3	1	1	0	1	30	33	−3	62.7
7	Turkey	2	1	0	0	1	29	27	+2	61.4
8	Brazil	2	1	0	0	1	21	22	−1	56.6
9	Kazakhstan	3	1	0	0	2	28	35	−7	52.1
10	Malta (H)	3	0	1	0	2	31	43	−12	48.7
11	Argentina	3	1	0	0	2	36	62	−26	47.3
12	Germany	3	0	0	0	3	13	53	−40	36.3
13	Slovakia	3	0	0	1	2	21	53	−32	36.1
14	Singapore	2	0	0	0	2	16	44	−28	34.6
15	South Africa	3	0	0	0	3	24	61	−37	31.9
—	Israel^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Microplustiming
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Strength of opposition; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference.^[8]
(H) Host
Notes:

↑ Israel withdrew before the tournament.

Day 1

21 April 2026 10:00	Report	China	17–6	Turkey	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Sara Kontek (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–4, 5–2, 6–0
		four players 3	Goals	Yermakova 3

21 April 2026 11:30	Report	Great Britain	10–10 PSO: 0–3	Portugal	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Ralf Müller (GER), Marcella Braga (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 1–3, 5–2
		four players 2	Goals	Pereira 4

21 April 2026 13:00	Report	South Africa	8–11	Kazakhstan	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Stefan Licari (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 4–2, 1–4, 3–4
		eight players 1	Goals	Vorontsova 3

21 April 2026 15:00	Report	Argentina	11–33	Russia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Fong Kong Wai (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 4–8, 1–7, 4–7, 2–11
		Auliel, Bacigalupo 3	Goals	Lupinogina 11

21 April 2026 16:30	Report	Croatia	23–3	Slovakia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Jonathan Richards (GBR), Luis Alves (POR)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–0, 8–1, 6–0
		Glas, Rožić 5	Goals	Sedláková 3

21 April 2026 18:00	Report	Canada	13–8	Germany	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA), Peter Radič (SVK)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 4–3, 4–2
		Mimides 6	Goals	Khmil 2

21 April 2026 19:30	Report	Brazil	11–10	Malta	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Ercan Türkkan (TUR), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 3–2, 2–2, 2–1
		Cavalcante, Ferreira 3	Goals	Borg, Bugelli 3

Day 2

22 April 2026 10:30	Report	China	21–5	Argentina	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA), Luis Alves (POR)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–1, 7–1, 6–2
		Xie 6	Goals	Agnesina 2

22 April 2026 12:00	Report	Canada	12–10	Brazil	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–2, 3–1, 2–4
		Christmas 5	Goals	Belorio 4

22 April 2026 13:30	Report	Great Britain	21–6	Singapore	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Pang Yang (CHN), Stefan Licari (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 7–3, 5–2, 2–1, 7–0
		Falvey 7	Goals	Lee, C. Tio 2

22 April 2026 15:00	Report	South Africa	11–23	Croatia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Peter Radič (SVK), Ralf Müller (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 3–4, 2–7, 4–5
		Eccles, January 2	Goals	Rožić 7

22 April 2026 16:30	Report	Portugal	10–8	Kazakhstan	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Sara Kontek (CRO), Ercan Türkkan (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 5–0, 4–5, 1–2
		Machado 3	Goals	Druzhinina 3

22 April 2026 18:00	Report	Russia	26–4	Germany	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Jonathan Richards (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 7–3, 6–0, 8–1, 5–0
		Markoch 4	Goals	Ludwig 2

22 April 2026 19:30	Report	Malta	10–10 PSO: 3–1	Slovakia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Marcella Braga (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–3, 3–0, 1–2
		Borg 4	Goals	Telypko 4

Day 3

23 April 2026 10:00	Report	Canada	15–10	Portugal	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Pang Yang (CHN), Jonathan Richards (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 5–5, 2–1, 4–2, 4–2
		Christmas 6	Goals	Machado 4

23 April 2026 11:30	Report	Croatia	22–11	Malta	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA), Fong Kong Wai (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 7–1, 2–1, 7–4, 6–5
		Rožić 8	Goals	Perici Ferrante 4

23 April 2026 13:00	Report	China	14–1	Germany	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Ercan Türkkan (TUR), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–0, 3–0, 6–0
		Xie, Yan S. 3	Goals	Ludwig 1

23 April 2026 15:00	Report	Great Britain	17–9	Kazakhstan	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Peter Radič (SVK)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–1, 5–1, 3–5
		Cutler, Falvey 5	Goals	three players 2

23 April 2026 16:30	Report	South Africa	5–27	Russia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Marcella Braga (BRA), Luis Alves (POR)
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–8, 0–7, 2–5
		January 2	Goals	Nechaeva 6

23 April 2026 18:00	Report	Argentina	20–8	Slovakia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Sara Kontek (CRO), Stefan Licari (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 8–2, 5–2, 4–1, 3–3
		Mastronardi 6	Goals	Baranovičová 2

23 April 2026 19:30	Report	Singapore	10–23	Turkey	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Ralf Müller (GER)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 4–5, 1–6, 1–7
		Lee 5	Goals	Ivanova 6

Final phase

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

24 April

1 Russia	22
		25 April
8 Brazil	5
		1 Russia	24
24 April
		4 Canada	6
4 Canada	14
				26 April
5 Great Britain	9
				1 Russia	18
24 April
				2 China	17
2 China	18
		25 April
7 Turkey	5
		2 China	23
24 April
		3 Croatia	11	Third place
3 Croatia	18
				26 April
6 Portugal	7
				4 Canada	19

				3 Croatia	12

Fifth place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

25 April

8 Brazil	14
		26 April
5 Great Britain	13
		8 Brazil	12
25 April
		7 Turkey	11
7 Turkey	16

6 Portugal	6
		Seventh place

		26 April

		5 Great Britain	13

		6 Portugal	12

Ninth place bracket

9–15th place quarterfinals		9–12th place semifinals		Ninth place




		25 April

		9 Kazakhstan	7
24 April
		12 Germany	12
12 Germany	17
				26 April
13 Slovakia	7
				12 Germany	19
24 April
				10 Malta	9
10 Malta	14
		25 April
15 South Africa	8
		10 Malta	9
24 April
		11 Argentina	7	Eleventh place
11 Argentina	20
				26 April
14 Singapore	6
				9 Kazakhstan	11 (3)

				11 Argentina (PSO)	11 (5)

13th place bracket

13–15th place semifinal		13th place




		26 April

		13 Slovakia	9
25 April
		15 South Africa	10
15 South Africa	12

14 Singapore	11

9–15th place quarterfinals

24 April 2026 10:00	Report	Argentina	20–6	Singapore	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Jonathan Richards (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 8–1, 4–1, 3–2, 5–2
		Perasso 4	Goals	Lim, C. Tio 2

24 April 2026 11:30	Report	Germany	17–7	Slovakia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Ercan Türkkan (TUR), Fong Kong Wai (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–1, 4–4, 5–0
		Khmil 4	Goals	Baranovičová, Telypko 2

24 April 2026 19:30	Report	Malta	14–8	South Africa	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Marcella Braga (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–2, 2–1, 4–2
		Borg 4	Goals	Banks 4

Quarterfinals

24 April 2026 13:00	Report	Russia	22–5	Brazil	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Sara Kontek (CRO), Pang Yang(CHN)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 7–3, 4–2, 8–0
		Markoch 7	Goals	Belorio 2

24 April 2026 15:00	Report	China	18–5	Turkey	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Luis Alves (POR)
		Score by quarters: 7–0, 2–1, 4–1, 5–3
		Wang X. 4	Goals	five players 1

24 April 2026 16:30	Report	Croatia	18–7	Portugal	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA), Ralf Müller (GER)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–2, 4–1, 6–1
		Glas 6	Goals	Machado 3

24 April 2026 18:00	Report	Canada	14–9	Great Britain	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Peter Radič (SVK), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–0, 6–2, 1–6
		Guèvremont, Pineda-McLean 3	Goals	Cutler 5

13–15th place semifinal

25 April 2026 10:00	Report	South Africa	12–11	Singapore	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Luis Alves (POR)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–2, 2–2, 4–7
		Eccles 3	Goals	Lim 4

9–12th place semifinals

25 April 2026 11:30	Report	Kazakhstan	7–12	Germany	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Peter Radič (SVK)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–1, 1–4, 2–3
		Druzhinina 2	Goals	three players 3

25 April 2026 19:30	Report	Malta	9–7	Argentina	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Jonathan Richards (GBR), Fong Kong Wai (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–1, 3–1, 3–3
		Borg 6	Goals	Bacigalupo 3

5–8th place semifinals

25 April 2026 13:00	Report	Brazil	14–13	Great Britain	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA), Stefan Licari (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–5, 7–1, 4–4
		Nascimento 5	Goals	Peters 4

25 April 2026 15:00	Report	Turkey	16–6	Portugal	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Sara Kontek (CRO), Pang Yang (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 7–2, 3–2
		Yermakova 5	Goals	Lousa 3

Semifinals

25 April 2026 16:30	Report	Russia	24–6	Canada	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Marcella Braga (BRA), Ralf Müller (GER)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 8–2, 7–1, 4–2
		Makarova 5	Goals	Mady, Wright 2

25 April 2026 18:00	Report	China	23–11	Croatia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Ercan Türkkan (TUR), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 10–1, 6–2, 4–5
		Yan S. 7	Goals	Glas 4

13th place game

26 April 2026 10:00	Report	Slovakia	9–10	South Africa	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Luis Alves (POR), Fong Kong Wai (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–3, 5–1, 2–2
		Baranovičová, Sedláková 4	Goals	Banks 4

Eleventh place game

26 April 2026 11:30	Report	Kazakhstan	11–11 PSO: 3–5	Argentina	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Peter Radič (SVK), Ralf Müller (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–2, 3–3, 4–2
		Druzhinina 5	Goals	Auliel, Bacigalupo 3

Ninth place game

26 April 2026 13:00	Report	Germany	19–9	Malta	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–1, 5–4, 5–1
		Vosseberg 5	Goals	Borg 4

Seventh place game

26 April 2026 15:00	Report	Great Britain	13–12	Portugal	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Diana Dutilh (NED), Stefan Licari (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–1, 6–3, 1–4
		three players 3	Goals	Machado 4

Fifth place game

26 April 2026 16:30	Report	Brazil	12–11	Turkey	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA), Jonathan Richards (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–5, 3–2, 4–2
		Belorio 5	Goals	Molnar 5

Third place game

26 April 2026 18:00	Report	Canada	19–12	Croatia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Marcella Braga (BRA), Pang Yang (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 4–4, 4–2, 5–4
		Christmas, Wright 4	Goals	three players 3

Final

26 April 2026 19:30	Report	Russia	18–17	China	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida Referees: Sara Kontek (CRO), Ercan Türkkan (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–4, 4–6, 6–4
		Prokofyeva 4	Goals	Shao 4

Super final

2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Venue	1
Dates	22–26 July
Teams	8

The tournament will take place between 22 and 26 July 2026 in Sydney, Australia.^[2]

Bracket

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final

22 July

United States
	24 July
China

22 July

Italy
		26 July
Australia

22 July

Netherlands
	24 July
Russia

22 July
		Third place
Spain
		26 July
Hungary

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place

	24 July


					25 July


	24 July




					Seventh place

					25 July

All times are local (UTC+10).

Quarterfinals

22 July 2026 15:00	Report	United States	–	China	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

22 July 2026 16:45	Report	Netherlands	–	Russia	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

22 July 2026 18:30	Report	Spain	–	Hungary	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

22 July 2026 20:15	Report	Italy	–	Australia	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

5–8th place semifinals

24 July 2026 11:30	LQF1	–	LQF2	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

24 July 2026 13:15	LQF3	–	LQF4	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Semifinals

24 July 2026 18:30	WQF1	–	WQF2	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

24 July 2026 20:15	WQF3	–	WQF4	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Seventh place game

25 July 2026 11:30	LPSF1	–	LPSF2	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Fifth place game

25 July 2026 13:15	WPSF1	–	WPSF2	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Third place game

26 July 2026 12:45	LSF1	–	LSF2	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Final

26 July 2026 16:15	WSF1	–	WSF2	Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney

Final standings

Rank^[1]	Team



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References

1 2 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
1 2 "Sydney Set to Host the Men's and Women's Water Polo World Cup Finals in 2026". worldaquatics.org. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
↑ "New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League". total-waterpolo.com. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
↑ "Water polo calendar shake-up breathes life into World Aquatics World Cup season". fina.org. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
↑ "Rules & Regulations 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
1 2 "Host cities confirmed for the 2026 World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup season". worldaquatics.com. 29 December 2025.
1 2 "World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup 2026 Draw sets Road to Sydney". worldaquatics.com. 20 February 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 "Competition regulations" (PDF). worldaquatics.org. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
↑ "Rules and Regulations" (PDF). worldaquatics.org. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

External links

[table_hth_AUS0.14474375133624-9] 1 2 3 Australia 3 Pts, +9 GD; Hungary 3 Pts, −3 GD; Greece 3 Pts, −6 GD.

[table_note_res_Q0.14474375133624-10] The Australia already qualified as host, so second place team also qualifies.

[table_note_ISR0.1400802038331-12] Israel withdrew before the tournament.

[HistoFINA_PDF-1] 1 2 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[Host-2] 1 2 "Sydney Set to Host the Men's and Women's Water Polo World Cup Finals in 2026". worldaquatics.org. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

[3] "New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League". total-waterpolo.com. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

[Overview-4] "Water polo calendar shake-up breathes life into World Aquatics World Cup season". fina.org. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[5] "Rules & Regulations 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[Cities-6] 1 2 "Host cities confirmed for the 2026 World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup season". worldaquatics.com. 29 December 2025.

[Draw-7] 1 2 "World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup 2026 Draw sets Road to Sydney". worldaquatics.com. 20 February 2026.

[Rules-8] 1 2 3 4 5 "Competition regulations" (PDF). worldaquatics.org. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

[11] "Rules and Regulations" (PDF). worldaquatics.org. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

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2026 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

Format

Division 1

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Second round

Group C

Group D

Division 2

League phase

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Final phase

Bracket

9–15th place quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

13–15th place semifinal

9–12th place semifinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

13th place game

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Super final

Bracket

Quarterfinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

See also

References

External links